Thinking with Women Philosophers Critical Essays in Practical Contemporary Philosophy

This book focuses on some English-speaking women philosophers who have been major actors since the 20th century in the field of practical philosophy, namely political and social philosophy, feminist approaches to philosophy, moral psychology, the theory of action and ethics. The book explores topics...

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Other Authors: Le Jallé, Eléonore (Editor), Benoit, Audrey (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning, Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book focuses on some English-speaking women philosophers who have been major actors since the 20th century in the field of practical philosophy, namely political and social philosophy, feminist approaches to philosophy, moral psychology, the theory of action and ethics. The book explores topics linked to the main aspects of the thought of those philosophers, i.e. Elizabeth Anscombe, Judith Butler, Philippa Foot, Nancy Fraser, Carol Gilligan and Martha Nussbaum. Six women French commentators have written a chapter on each of those women anglo-american philosophers, creating a dialogue as they think with them, elaborating their own positions in their respective fields
Physical Description:XVII, 154 p. 1 illus online resource
ISBN:9783031126628